A Doug's Life: 'First Lady' Carmelita Keeps Positive Outlook
You might call her the First Lady of Menifee. She was, at least, one of the first ladies I met after moving here 14 months ago,.One of the first, and definitely one of the most special.In many ways,...
View ArticleLongtime Sun City Attorney, Resident Tom Carpenter Dies at 79
Tom Carpenter, an attorney in the Menifee Valley for 40 years and one of the pioneer community servants in Sun City, died Thursday at his Menifee home after a long bout with prostate cancer. He was...
View ArticleDog Microchip Clinic, Grand Re-Opening Set for Jan. 5
This event takes place at 33605 Field Road in Winchester.
View ArticleCity Council to Consider Agreement to Pave Holland Road
The Menifee City Council Wednesday night will consider a plan that would finally bring improvements to one of the most complex and controversial traffic problems in the city.Council members will vote...
View ArticleMemorial Service Scheduled Jan. 3 for Tom Carpenter
A memorial service for longtime Sun City attorney and Menifee community servant Tom Carpenter will be held Thursday, Jan. 3 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Vincent Ferrer Church, 27931 Murrieta Road in Sun...
View ArticleHouse Fire Near Canyon Lake Leaves Four Homeless
Update: According to an additional report from Riverside County Fire, the displaced occupants were able to arrange shelter. Assistance from the Red Cross was not needed. The loss was estimated at...
View ArticleAs New Owners of Menifee 24/7, We Welcome in the New Year
Happy New Year, Menifee!As always, a new year means a fresh start. At Menifee 24/7, it also signals a changing of the guard of sorts.As of today, Shelli Stovall and I are the new owners of Menifee's...
View ArticleSlurry Seal Project Will Improve Quality of Area Roads
Work will begin early this month on a slurry seal project to apply new coating over existing pavement on several local streets, the City of Menifee has announced.Minor pavement repairs will be...
View ArticleAugust Names 'Activist' Anne Pica to Planning Commission
A resident who spent much of the last year speaking out against members of the previous Menifee City Council will now work alongside the reconfigured City Council as a member of the Planning...
View ArticleCouncil Unanimously Approves Holland Road Paving Project
If all goes well, a dirt portion of Holland Road west of Murrieta Road will be paved in time for the re-opening of Menifee schools on Jan. 14.The Menifee City Council Wednesday night unanimously...
View ArticleElevate Fitness Studio's January Schedule
Elevate Fitness Studio has added new classes for the new year. They have included more evening classes and a New Yoga-Strength format called Bootie Camp Yoga. For more information visit their...
View ArticleMenifee in Pictures: Tumblin' Tumbleweeds
See them tumbling downPledging their love to the groundLonely but free I'll be foundDrifting along with the tumbling tumbleweeds.This is no mythical cowboy tune -- at least in Menifee. When the wind...
View ArticleFriends of Sun City Library Offers Business Memberships
The Friends of the Sun City Library group is offering annual memberships to businesses who wish to publicize their services or products.Business members will have their business logo placed on the...
View ArticleHospice of Valleys Goal-Setting Workshop Set for Jan. 13
"Retired, Set, Go!" is a series offered by Hospice of the Valleys and Sun City Library. The fifth installment of this popular series is entitled "Goal Setting and New Year’s Resolutions for 2013." This...
View ArticleConcerned About Crime and Safety? We Need Your Help
The staff of Menifee 24/7 has received an increased number of comments and concerns about crime in our local neighborhoods. These incidents don't always make the news, but residents are communicating...
View ArticleMenifee in Pictures: Hills, Valleys and Blue Skies
Who says we're running out of open space in Menifee? You just have to look for it.This shot, taken on a clear, breezy Thursday morning, looks across a freshly plowed field from the corner of Menifee...
View ArticleA Doug's Life: A New Year's Resolution Scorecard
The email was quite innocent, really, on a totally different subject. But then the writer jolted me back to reality with a couple questions about something I had pretty much ignored:"By the way, did...
View ArticleMenifee in Pictures: The View From Above
On a clear day, you can see forever. Well, a long ways anyway.This view of the eastern portion of Menifee was taken from the top of Menifee Road, at Craig Avenue. This is the same view drivers in the...
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